Last updated: 22 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 5 April 1948 |
| Zeit: | ca 14:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Fluggesellschaft: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Kennzeichen: | G-AIVP |
| Werknummer: | 229 |
| Baujahr: | 1947-07-24 (9 months) |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14 |
| Opfer des Zusammenstoßes: | Todesopfer: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) von Berlin-Gatow ( Deutschland)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | London (unknown airport), Großbritannien |
| Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Deutschland |
The Viking collided head-on with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which was performing aerobatics. The Viking spiralled slowly without control and crashed. The fighter pilot was also killed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The collision was caused by the action of the Yak fighter, which was in disregard of the accepted rules of flying and, in particular, of the quadripartite flying rules to which Soviet authorities were parties."
Informationsquelle:
» World Directory of Airliner CrashesFotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Vickers Viking
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